Category Archives: Online Fraud Detection

The Chronicle Live website reports that an employee was caught selling at least £16,000-worth of stolen works tools on eBay.

Leslie Pattinson stole expensive equipment over a two-week period and uploaded details to the online auction site, before a colleague spotted them for sale.

The City Of London Police website reports that a social media influencer promoted and sold counterfeit designer clothing and mobile phones to his 20,000 followers.

Jack Allen – given a 16-week suspended prison sentence – made over £14,300 after promoting the items on various Instagram accounts and YouTube.

A fake designer goods trader has been jailed for 15 months after his bedroom wardrobe was found stuffed with counterfeit luxury watches, sunglasses, clothing and aftershave.

The illegal haul, belonging to Conroy Lindsay – dubbed Scotland’s ‘King of Bling’ – would have been worth more than £650,000 if the goods had been genuine.

The Lancashire Telegraph website reports that a man who raked in thousands of pounds selling counterfeit car badges has been ordered to repay more than £500,000.

Following a complaint from Jaguar Land Rover, Matthew Paul Shlusar was found to have made illegal earnings from online sales of £554,913.

The Daily Star website reports that a warehouse worker stole Pokemon cards valued at £60,000 from his employer, and stowed them in his mum’s house.

Kyriacos Christou took the cards when he picked up orders for an online business, which sells the Japanese trading cards for hundreds of pounds.

The Plymouth Live website reports that two women have been sentenced for selling and supplying counterfeit goods via private Facebook groups.

Counterfeit clothes, trainers and accessories from brands purporting to be Adidas, Nike, Gucci, North Face and Boss were found at Nicole Brudenell’s home.